Cinegration vs Overseerr in 2026
Cinegration and Overseerr compared for people who run media servers: what each does, what each costs, and what to check first.
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Radarr and Sonarr are the apps that add movies and shows to a home media library, and this page is for people who run them. Cinegration's pages describe a smart home installer that connects climate control and energy management to security cameras, door locks and alarm systems. [1] Overseerr's pages describe a free request and discovery tool for Jellyfin, Plex or Emby servers. [2] Askarr is a hosted website where you search for a title and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [3]
Overseerr's sources say request limits can cap the movies or TV seasons a user requests over a time period you configure. [2] Cinegration's own pages describe smart home installation, and its sources give no details about media requests, so compare those two only where the need they serve matches. [1] With Askarr nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr. [3] You can see your request history with live status. [3]
| Option | Price | Request limit | Works with | Also stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinegration | not published | not published | Climate control and energy management, security cameras, door locks and alarm systems [1] | Open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm [1]; Experience Center by appointment only [1]; DriverCentral described as the automation industry's leading site for third party software [1]; custom window coverings for UV protection, climate control and privacy [1] |
| Overseerr | Free [2] | Configurable limits per user over a time period [2] | Jellyfin, Plex, or Emby servers [2] | Each user can have their own permissions [2]; alerts by email, Discord and Slack among others [2]; separate 4K servers [2]; localized into over 25 languages [2] |
| Askarr Free [3] | $0 [3] | 10 requests a month [3] | Your existing Radarr and Sonarr [3] | Request history with live status [3] |
| Askarr Plus [3] | $3.99 a month [3] | 50 requests a month [3] | Your existing Radarr and Sonarr [3] | Request history with live status [3] |
| Askarr Pro [3] | $6.99 a month [3] | No monthly limit [3] | Your existing Radarr and Sonarr [3] | Request history with live status [3] |
The short answer
Radarr and Sonarr are the apps that add movies and shows to a home media library, and this page is for people who run them. Cinegration's pages describe a smart home installer that connects climate control and energy management to security cameras, door locks and alarm systems. [1] Overseerr's pages describe a free request and discovery tool for Jellyfin, Plex or Emby servers. [2] Askarr is a hosted website where you search for a title and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [3]
Overseerr's sources say it offers request limits that restrict the number of movies or TV seasons a user can request over a configurable time period. [2] Cinegration's pages describe a smart home integrator, and its facts give no account of media requests, so check whether the two are even answering the same need. [1] With Askarr nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr, and you can see your request history with live status. [3] [3]
What Cinegration, Overseerr is built for
Cinegration's pages place it in Arvada, Colorado. [1] Its work connects climate control and energy management to security cameras, door locks and alarm systems, so everything is connected. [1] Its Experience Center is open by appointment only. [1] DriverCentral, created by its development team, is described as the automation industry's leading site for third party software. [1]
The pages for Overseerr name the tool Seerr. They describe it as a free request management and media discovery tool that works with Jellyfin, Plex, or Emby servers. [2]
For the people who make requests, a limit restricts the number of movies or TV seasons a user can request over a time period you configure. [2] The table below lists more points from Overseerr's pages, such as permissions, notifications and server options, and from Cinegration's pages, such as its address and hours. Beyond what is shown there, the sources give little detail, so check its own pages for anything else you need.
What Askarr is built for
Askarr is made by the team that publishes this site. It is a hosted website that works with your existing Radarr and Sonarr. [3]
You search for a movie or show on the Askarr site and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [3] If you already have a link, you can paste a TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link to find the title. [3]
Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [3] A webhook from Radarr and Sonarr reports back so the site shows when a title was added and downloaded. [3] You can see your request history with live status. [3]
Each friend who signs up through your link adds 10 requests a month to your limit. [3] You can try the dashboard with a throwaway demo account and sample data without signing up. [3]
Pricing and fees
Overseerr's pages describe Seerr as free. [2] No hosting price or paid plan appears in the facts for Overseerr, so any cost of running it is not published there. Cinegration's facts give an address and an appointment-only Experience Center, and no price for its services appears in them, so any cost of its work is not published here. [1]
Askarr has three plans. [3] [3] [3] The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [3] Plus costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. [3] Pro costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. [3] The Pro plan has no monthly request limit. [3]
No card fee or other charge from a payment service is stated for Askarr, so that part is not published here.
Setting it up with your server
For Overseerr, the facts say it works with Jellyfin, Plex, or Emby servers. [2] The facts say nothing more about the steps, so check its own pages for how to connect Plex, Radarr or Sonarr.
For Cinegration, the facts describe smart home work such as connecting climate control and energy management to cameras, locks and alarms, and say nothing about Plex, Radarr or Sonarr. [1] Check its own pages for whether and how it touches a media library at all.
For Askarr, nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr. [3] That is a list Radarr and Sonarr read your requests from, and you add it once. [3]
A bookmark you run on your Radarr or Sonarr page saves the list and webhook there for you. [3] After that, you request a title on the site and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [3] The claims for Askarr do not mention Plex, so check how your library fits.
Things to check before you choose
Start with where you want the tool to run. Overseerr's facts do not say where it is hosted or what that costs, so check that before you rely on it. Askarr is a hosted website. [3]
Ask whether the service you are comparing is meant for home media requests at all. Cinegration's pages describe a smart home installer, while Overseerr's describe a request tool, so confirm which need each one actually answers. [1] [2]
Ask how many people will make requests. Askarr's Free plan allows 10 requests a month, and Plus allows 50. [3] [3] Overseerr offers request limits you configure. [2]
Ask whether you need separate 4K servers, and check each tool's pages for them. Ask which alerts you want and whether each tool supports them. Ask whether a demo is available before you commit. Askarr offers a demo account. [3]
How to choose
If you want a free tool that works with a Jellyfin, Plex or Emby server, Overseerr's sources say it meets that. [2] If you want to cap what each user can request over a time period, its sources say it offers that. [2] For permissions, notifications and 4K servers, see the table.
If what you need is smart home control of climate, cameras, locks and alarms, Cinegration's pages describe that work. [1] Its Experience Center is open by appointment only. [1]
If you want nothing installed, Askarr's claims say you only add a list in Radarr and Sonarr. [3] If you want to know what the site can reach, Askarr says it never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr. [3] If you want a request page with status that shows when a title was added and downloaded, its claims cover that. [3]
If you want to look first without signing up, Askarr has a demo account. [3] If you want no monthly request limit, Pro has none and costs $6.99 a month. [3] [3]
Frequently asked questions
Is Overseerr free?
Overseerr's pages describe Seerr as a free request management and media discovery tool that works with Jellyfin, Plex, or Emby servers. [2] The facts give no hosting price, so what it costs you to run is not published there. Check its own pages before you plan around a total cost.
What does Cinegration do?
Cinegration's pages describe a smart home integrator that connects climate control and energy management to security cameras, door locks and alarm systems. [1] Its Experience Center is open by appointment only. [1] The facts give no price and no account of media requests, so check its own pages if that is the need you are trying to meet.
How much does Askarr cost?
The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [3] Plus costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. [3] Pro costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. [3] No card fee is stated for Askarr, so that part is not published.
Does Askarr need anything installed?
Nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr. [3] A bookmark run on your Radarr or Sonarr page saves the list and webhook there for you. [3] The claims do not describe any other setup step.
Can Overseerr limit how much each user requests?
Its pages say it offers request limits that restrict the number of movies or TV seasons a user can request over a configurable time period. [2] The facts do not say more about how those limits are set, so check its own pages for the exact options before you rely on them.
The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [3]
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